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ARTIFACT:
man again ... I REALLY think you smoothed that primer too much.
what you describe seems to be that

to ME anyway - others feel that this is not the problem here

I fixed the problem by roughing up a bit (sanding 150 ... not too fine) and THEN painting - it worked a LOT better.

ALSO ... make sure you clean your surface with a damp cloth (not wet, a little damp) to clean up all the debris from sanding/priming ...

good luck.
Lakersfan:
I've been using 220 between coats. I'll switch to 150 and see if that helps. My wife also suggestted putting it on its side when painting instead of keeping it in the standing position. So I think I'll put it on it's side as well.

Thanks for the input. I'll let you know what happens!!
ARTIFACT:
It can't hurt to try :)

220 is what I was using and SOME of the cab was OK to paint ... just the big sides gave me problems as they were VERY smooth ... 150 solved the problem on these sides. I left the rest of the cab as-is as the paint stuck somehow.

I think this stuff isn't exact science... many people will tell you I'm wrong... I am just telling you what worked for me, with the same symptoms I had :)

Good luck!!! My cab is all painted, and I'm so paranoid I am not touching the thing for several days ;)
Lakersfan:
Congrats! On to your CP now!!
Hopefully the 150 will work for me as well. Did you paint it while the cab was laying on it's sides or did you keep it standing up?
ARTIFACT:
Standing up, worked very well.
I first used high density foam rolls, and switched to the fabric kind (looks like carpet rolled) - that worked well (no "sliding", etc)
I'm still a paint cabinet newbie and can't help with much expertise yet... I just have good phone support by calling my father in-law ;)

Yes my CP! ... I am waiting for my spinner, joysticks and trackball in the mail... I post lots of updates in my project thread.
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